Open-Minded Thinking Worksheet: Reflection

Critical thinking lesson 23: Reflecting and an open mind · Set 247 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (What can I fix?): Open-minded: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.”, “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” Closed-minded: “I never change my mind.”, “I don’t care what the facts say.”, “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” Helps you improve: noting what worked, asking what to change, asking for feedback. Learns nothing: blaming bad luck, hiding the mistake.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming bad luck (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) noting what worked
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) repeating the mistake (d) asking for feedback
3. 3.Which of these learns nothing? (a) checking your answers (b) skipping the review (c) noting what worked (d) trying a new way
4. 4.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: hiding the mistake? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
5. 5.True or false: “repeating the mistake” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “checking your answers” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your answers (b) asking what to change (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
9. 9.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: noting what worked? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
10. 10.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
11. 11.🔁 A friend shows good evidence that you were wrong. A good thinker says… (a) “You’re just lucky.” (b) “No, I’m right.” (c) “Thanks, I see it now.” (d) “I don’t care.”
12. 12.Which of these helps you improve? (a) repeating the mistake (b) blaming bad luck (c) hiding the mistake (d) noting what worked
13. 13.True or false: “hiding the mistake” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I don’t care what the facts say.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping the review (b) asking what to change (c) noting what worked (d) keeping a thinking diary
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) hiding the mistake (c) asking what to change (d) forgetting the lesson
17. 17.📓 Why keep a thinking diary? (a) to show off (b) to fill pages (c) to learn from choices (d) to copy friends
18. 18.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
19. 19.True or false: “Your idea is different from mine. Tell me more.” is closed-minded. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I was right before, so I’m right now.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
21. 21.True or false: “saying “who cares”” helps you improve. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Let’s test both ideas and see which works.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: repeating the mistake? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting what worked (b) keeping a thinking diary (c) repeating the mistake (d) trying a new way
25. 25.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I never change my mind.” (a) open-minded (b) closed-minded
26. 26.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: trying a new way? (a) helps you improve (b) learns nothing
27. 27.🧠 Being open-minded means… (a) agreeing with all (b) never deciding (c) ignoring facts (d) listening to new ideas
28. 28.True or false: “The new facts change my mind.” is closed-minded. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: forgetting the lesson? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
30. 30.🎯 Your science-fair plan did not work well. Which is a useful reflection? (a) “Start a week earlier.” (b) “Fairs are silly.” (c) “It was bad luck.” (d) “Never again.”
31. 31.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “Your idea is silly, so I won’t listen.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
32. 32.True or false: “noting what worked” learns nothing. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “I hadn’t thought of that. Let me think again.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
34. 34.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: asking for feedback? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “who cares” (b) forgetting the lesson (c) trying a new way (d) hiding the mistake
36. 36.🪞 Open-minded or closed-minded? “My way is the only way.” (a) closed-minded (b) open-minded
37. 37.True or false: “My way is the only way.” is open-minded. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these helps you improve? (a) saying “who cares” (b) repeating the mistake (c) blaming bad luck (d) keeping a thinking diary
39. 39.True or false: “I was wrong about the answer. Thanks for showing me.” is open-minded. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪞 Helps you improve, or learns nothing: checking your answers? (a) learns nothing (b) helps you improve

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